Peng said the cause of the landslide was not yet known, but Yiliang was struck by an earthquake last month that killed 81 people and devastated several villages. In addition, rain has lashed the region of mountains and sheer valleys.

Yeah. Pretty sure the things after "not yet known" had something to do with it....

This probably sounds like a really rude question but does anyone know, within China's one-child policy, if a couple that loses a child to something like this disaster gets to have another child? I know that in most situation, loss of life is not viewed as a catastrophe by Chinese officials because there are always plenty of people to replace any losses. Families, of course, don't view the lives of their children twith the same callous disregard. Just wondering.